2. ATI: 4.Evidence-based Practice

Question 1

evidence-based practice

Answer 1

use of current knowledge from research and other credible sources, when making clinical judgements and client care decisions

Question 2

research and evidence

Answer 2

• promotes optimum care
• provides client care options
• validates effectiveness of nursing interventions

Question 3

sources

Answer 3

• base evidence for a client’s plan of care credible resources that publish research studies
• peer-reviewed journals and web sites
• meta-analysis or evidence reports
• textbooks

Question 4

locating evidence

Answer 4

• internet searches will hit on popular and opinion-based information
• conduct a review of the literature using an appropriate engine and online resources

Question 5

online search engines and databases

Answer 5

• OVID
• EBSCOhost
• Cumulated Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)

Question 6

additional online sources

Answer 6

• MedlinePlus
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• centers for disease control
• cochrane library

Question 7

expectations for nursing students

Answer 7

• use research-based evidence in their clinical practice
• textbooks along with sources previously cited should be used to develop or contribute to the following:
• client’s plan of care
• concept maps
• case report
• teaching plans